Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
One Month – Soo Kwan Lee
It's been a month since I started to fill in for Pastor Chai. I've done many new things in that time: baptisms, funeral service, officiating Communion, leading the Gospel Presentation Session and The New Life Bible classes, etc. I have been able to manage thanks to prayer support, especially by the 333 Prayer partners, but I must confess that it hasn't been easy.
I've found that it's hard to get used to my new routine, especially for early-morning prayer. It's harder than I thought to get up 30 minutes earlier at 4:30 AM. And praying for 3 hours is no walk in the park. I ...
A Beautiful Meeting – Soo Kwan Lee
I just came back from a retreat in Conroe for pastors and their families who are pastoring house churches in the Southeastern U.S. I left Houston at around 11 PM after the third Sunday worship service but got lost on the way and arrived at the retreat site at almost 1 AM. Two families from Dallas, two from Austin, one from College Station and three from Houston (including Pastor Chai's family and my own) came to participate. I'd like to share a few of thoughts about the retreat.
First, I saw the beauty of unity, when pastors become one. We know that churches should be ...
The BIG Loser
Very recently, my brothers-in-law (I have two) suggested that we all go on a diet, seeing that we’re all a bit overweight, and make it into a contest. The contest part is entirely a result of male ego, but nonetheless, I thought it would be a great idea. First, because I really need to get back into shape. It’s sad. Second, because I should really do my best to look as good as I can for my wife Gina. She deserves my very best, right? Third, because doing this diet with my two brothers-in-law will be really motivating, especially considering the penalty for not ...
Lessons From Germany and Switzerland – Soo Kwan Lee
The World Cup is over. Germany, the host country, and Switzerland, whose national team played against Korea, both played important roles in the history of the Christian church. Germany, the birthplace of Martin Luther, led Reformation in the 16th century. Switzerland was the home country of Zwingli, another major leader in Reformation, and was the model country where Calvin experimented with a theocratic society. These two counties stand out in history for saving Christianity from total religious corruption by playing major roles in Reformation.
However, if you visit ...
Nike Breath
Have you ever heard the idiom, “I put my foot in my mouth”? If you haven’t, it basically describes a situation in which you say something that you regret. Unfortunately, I have put my foot in my mouth too many times and I’ve had to say sorry more than I’d like to admit. Just last night, immediately after the NLF prayer meeting, I was approached by a fellow NLF member, who wanted to talk to me about something in private. Because I don’t know this person all too well, I thought it had something to do with youth ministry. I was wrong.
In a nutshell, he ...
My Preaching Plan – Soo Kwan Lee
When Pastor Chai preached, house churches studied the passages preached from beforehand. Some people are wondering why we stopped doing this since I started preaching. The reason is, there's no need for it.
When Pastor Chai preached, he covered many passages - three to five chapters in the Old Testament or an entire chapter of the New Testament - because he wants to preach through the entire Bible before he retires. We needed to study the passages in advance to understand the sermon because he couldn't discuss the background and other important information during the ...
The Mystery of the Human Mind
The human mind is truly a thing of mystery. Just this morning (Thursday), my wife Gina was trying to wake me up (a very difficult thing to do) and upon hearing her say, “Wake Up!” my response to her was, “We need to morph them into a SuperBaby!” She was dumbfounded as you can imagine. She then asked me if I realized what I had just said. To that I replied, “It’s not for me, it’s for the children!” The funny thing is, this is not the first time that I’ve woken up uttering complete nonsense. In fact, it’s almost a regular occurrence these days. ...